That ammo produced 1.5” groups benched out of my 5” VP9’s. I don’t think it’s leaving anything on the accuracy table.
That ammo produced 1.5” groups benched out of my 5” VP9’s. I don’t think it’s leaving anything on the accuracy table.
The price increases are going to suck, but they are here to stay IMO. Folks are paying the prices without batting an eye for the most part. Maybe if enough people slow their purchases down we will see a return to normal, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. I held off "restocking" before the poop hit the impeller since I live in an apartment and dont have as much storage anymore. Kind of regretting that, but it is what it is, I guess.
Costs like the current ones, combined with the primer famine, have a real potential of impacting competitive shooting- there is no doubt that there will be a shift in round counts for stages for some time.
I'm in the opposite situation - I stocked up on primers in the summer of 2019 when there was a rebate going on CCI primers plus Powder Valley was doing a deal on hazmat shipping, which resulted in some of the least expensive primers I've ever bought, but I'm somewhat low on powder at only a few pounds left. It should be enough to last the summer, but I'm going to be on the hunt for powder until I get some, whenever that may be.
ETA: Never mind, I'm good at least for a while - just checked Powder Valley, and they have (maybe had, now) 4-pound jugs of N320 in stock. There was a quantity limit on them, so I was only able to purchase one, and I'm kind of eating it on shipping + hazmat as a result, but 4 pounds of N320 makes a decent number of rounds of 9mm.
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Not to mention the old Super Police load of a 200-grain bullet at 6-something fps. I was active on the Enos forum when the M&P9 accuracy issue came to light and the folks who started shooting in the post-revolver time frame swore that the rate of twist was the problem. When I pointed out that the .38 Special used the same rate of twist with heavier bullets at lower velocities, heads started spinning.
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All of the components will be available again sooner or later, they always are. I'm starting to get a little paranoid about shortages however. This one has been long and deep. The next opportunity I get I'll probably buy enough primers to last 3-4 years. I have enough to get me thru this shortage. Bullets are another item I never worried about but now I have to. I just ran out of coated lead bullets for my 32 Long revolver and the wait time is this summer sometime. 32 long, a dead cartridge and no bullets. That says something right there. There can't be that many cowboy shooters out there that reload.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.